Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
1 year, 4 months ago

Gale-force winds are fanning dozens of wildfires across Greece, leaving 2 dead, 2 injured

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Gale-force winds fanned the flames of wildfires across Greece, including more than four dozen new blazes that broke out Monday amid hot, dry and windy weather that has sucked moisture from vegetation. In Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa, a nearly week-old fire blamed on arson continued out of control in what has been a busy fire season for southern European countries. Police said late Monday that another man was found dead in a burned forest in the northeastern Evros region, and two firefighters were hospitalized for injuries suffered battling a fire in the northern Kavala region. Local residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as fire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Local residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as police block the area as fire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

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Raging wildfires in central Greece leave two people dead
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Satellite images show how quickly Greece’s wildfires are spreading
4 months, 1 week ago
Greek firefighters battle through the night as flames threaten Athens
4 months, 1 week ago
How serious are the wildfires near Athens, Greece?
4 months, 1 week ago
EU firefighters to join effort as Greece battles wildfires near Athens
4 months, 1 week ago
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4 months, 1 week ago
Greece on high alert as ‘exceptionally dangerous’ wildfire is out of control on Athens’ fringes
4 months, 1 week ago
Greece wildfires: Evacuations ordered near Athens as authorities try to contain blaze
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Photos: Wildfire rages in Greece forcing evacuation of towns, hospitals
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A wildfire near Greece’s capital darkens the skies over Athens and advances fast
4 months, 1 week ago
A wildfire near Greece’s capital darkens the skies over Athens and advances fast
4 months, 1 week ago
Greece flies more firefighters to battle a blaze on Crete, and orders new evacuations
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Greek island of Crete. A village has been evacuated.
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Heat warnings issued as southern Europe hits 40 C
5 months ago
Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave
5 months, 1 week ago
New heat wave in Greece expected to last at least a week. North Macedonia also swelters
5 months, 1 week ago
Greek authorities tame a wildfire that forced the evacuation of a hospital and a retirement home
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Greek firefighters battle ‘dangerous’ wildfires over weekend
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Red weather warning issued for parts of Europe as Greece put on fire alert
6 months ago
Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens outskirts, Turkey villages; evacuations ordered
6 months ago
A wildfire on the fringes of the Greek capital triggers evacuation alerts
6 months ago
Huge blaze closes town near Athens as Greece prepares for wildfire season
6 months ago
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6 months ago
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires
6 months, 1 week ago
Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Greek authorities overhaul wildfire response plans ahead of summer fire season
9 months ago
Thousands evacuated as wildfires hit Spanish tourist island
1 year, 2 months ago
Greece: 700 firefighters battle to bring massive fire under control
1 year, 3 months ago
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1 year, 3 months ago
Greece: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants trapped in forest as massive wildfire approached
1 year, 3 months ago
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Greece sends 100 extra firefighters to a massive northeastern wildfire as it burns for a 13th day
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Greece wildfire scorches area bigger than New York City
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Greece reinforces firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country’s northeast
1 year, 3 months ago
Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze
1 year, 4 months ago
Flames devour forests and homes as wildfires in Greece burn out of control
1 year, 4 months ago
Greece struggles to control the European Union’s largest-ever wildfire and other blazes
1 year, 4 months ago
Flames devour forests and homes as wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece burn out of control
1 year, 4 months ago
Wildfire near Athens rages, Greece sees risk of more blazes
1 year, 4 months ago
Greece finds 18 bodies as wildfires spread in new Europe heatwave
1 year, 4 months ago
18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wind-driven wildfires across the country
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